who left carbon footprints in my greenhouse?
... Western culture often approaches the natural world differently, focusing on smaller parts of the whole. Here we examine some of those smaller parts of a bigger picture: Carbon ...
... Western culture often approaches the natural world differently, focusing on smaller parts of the whole. Here we examine some of those smaller parts of a bigger picture: Carbon ...
A Technological Solution for Climate Change? Storage
... of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). It assesses discourse on CCS within ‘official’ and ‘public’ circles through document analysis and focus groups. It finds that most ‘official’ stakeholders express ‘cautious optimism’, that the public are not well informed and the shaping of opinion relies largely ...
... of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). It assesses discourse on CCS within ‘official’ and ‘public’ circles through document analysis and focus groups. It finds that most ‘official’ stakeholders express ‘cautious optimism’, that the public are not well informed and the shaping of opinion relies largely ...
固碳林业与碳贸易 - EESC European Economic and Social Committee
... Second, to conserve and sustain forest carbon storage, namely to protect the existing carbon storage in the existing forest eco-systems. This can prevent carbon emission from ecosystem into the air. Core measures include: reduce deforestation, improve wood utilization efficiency and implementing a m ...
... Second, to conserve and sustain forest carbon storage, namely to protect the existing carbon storage in the existing forest eco-systems. This can prevent carbon emission from ecosystem into the air. Core measures include: reduce deforestation, improve wood utilization efficiency and implementing a m ...
COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS - CAR-SPAW-RAC
... In the past, climate change mitigation has focused on conservation of terrestrial forests and peat lands but CMEs are being increasingly recognized for their important role in carbon sequestration and, when degraded, their potential to become sources of carbon emissions. Progress has been made to i ...
... In the past, climate change mitigation has focused on conservation of terrestrial forests and peat lands but CMEs are being increasingly recognized for their important role in carbon sequestration and, when degraded, their potential to become sources of carbon emissions. Progress has been made to i ...
Biophysical and economic limits to negative CO2
... the atmosphere, also termed the land use intensity, is particularly important for land-based NETs (Fig. 3A). The land use intensity of BECCS is quite high, with values ranging from ~1-1.7 ha/tCeq./yr where forest residues are used as the BE feedstock, ~0.6 ha/ tCeq./yr for agricultural residues, and ...
... the atmosphere, also termed the land use intensity, is particularly important for land-based NETs (Fig. 3A). The land use intensity of BECCS is quite high, with values ranging from ~1-1.7 ha/tCeq./yr where forest residues are used as the BE feedstock, ~0.6 ha/ tCeq./yr for agricultural residues, and ...
The Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts of the
... of forestry activities could become an important part of the strategy to combat global warming (IPCC, 2001). Sustainable Development and Carbon Forestry: The concept of sustainable development was brought to the global stage by the world commission on environment and development (WCED, 1987). The ce ...
... of forestry activities could become an important part of the strategy to combat global warming (IPCC, 2001). Sustainable Development and Carbon Forestry: The concept of sustainable development was brought to the global stage by the world commission on environment and development (WCED, 1987). The ce ...
Biosequestration - Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
... country-specific GHG emissions reductions by 2012. Articles 3.3 and 3.4 of the protocol outline the ways in which nations can account for afforestation, reforestation, deforestation, and certain other land-use activities in their particular emission reduction goals. Countries are also allowed to rea ...
... country-specific GHG emissions reductions by 2012. Articles 3.3 and 3.4 of the protocol outline the ways in which nations can account for afforestation, reforestation, deforestation, and certain other land-use activities in their particular emission reduction goals. Countries are also allowed to rea ...
Stranded Carbon Assets .
... sector’s future. Moreover, public unrest in China caused by chronically dangerous levels of air pollution has led to concern by the ruling Chinese Communist Party that political stability could be jeopardised unless the central ...
... sector’s future. Moreover, public unrest in China caused by chronically dangerous levels of air pollution has led to concern by the ruling Chinese Communist Party that political stability could be jeopardised unless the central ...
Lecture 9.3 - The Natural Edge Project
... initiatives include those that are based on energy efficiency measures, renewable energy projects, forestry activities, soil sequestration activities, and methane sequestration activities. Offsetting greenhouse gases is now an official part of all major emission trading schemes, such as the European ...
... initiatives include those that are based on energy efficiency measures, renewable energy projects, forestry activities, soil sequestration activities, and methane sequestration activities. Offsetting greenhouse gases is now an official part of all major emission trading schemes, such as the European ...
Using Carbon Sequestration Projects to Offset
... program to reduce power plants’ carThe specifics of this state legislabon dioxide emissions, as well as a Regional partnerships tion suggest the range of approaches Regional Greenhouse Gas Registry. that can be used to address GHG Massachusetts’ Climate Protection continue to develop the science, Pl ...
... program to reduce power plants’ carThe specifics of this state legislabon dioxide emissions, as well as a Regional partnerships tion suggest the range of approaches Regional Greenhouse Gas Registry. that can be used to address GHG Massachusetts’ Climate Protection continue to develop the science, Pl ...
The Carbon Majors Database
... in 2013 by Richard Heede of the Climate Accountability Institute (CAI) to show how these emissions are linked to companies, or ‘Carbon Majors’. Now CDP works in collaboration with the CAI to maintain the Database and share its important data and insights with all stakeholders. This report looks at i ...
... in 2013 by Richard Heede of the Climate Accountability Institute (CAI) to show how these emissions are linked to companies, or ‘Carbon Majors’. Now CDP works in collaboration with the CAI to maintain the Database and share its important data and insights with all stakeholders. This report looks at i ...
Training and Accreditation.
... A Low Carbon Economy IS the future • “The UK low carbon market alone is valued at around £31bn between now and ...
... A Low Carbon Economy IS the future • “The UK low carbon market alone is valued at around £31bn between now and ...
Aghion_et_al_policy_paper_Nov2014 (opens in new window)
... production are path-dependent. Second, deployment of innovations is path-dependent: incentives to deploy innovations that leverage existing (rather than new) infrastructure are much higher (for example, conventional cars are easier to sell than electric vehicles because there are more many petrol st ...
... production are path-dependent. Second, deployment of innovations is path-dependent: incentives to deploy innovations that leverage existing (rather than new) infrastructure are much higher (for example, conventional cars are easier to sell than electric vehicles because there are more many petrol st ...
Analysis on Carbon Information Disclosure of Chinese Forestry
... Enterprise is the main body of the carbon emission source. It is estimated that 80% of the greenhouse gases in the air is from operation of enterprises. Therefore, emission reduction has become part of Chinese companies’ commitment to the nation and the climate. Since the enterprises bear this socia ...
... Enterprise is the main body of the carbon emission source. It is estimated that 80% of the greenhouse gases in the air is from operation of enterprises. Therefore, emission reduction has become part of Chinese companies’ commitment to the nation and the climate. Since the enterprises bear this socia ...
Public Investment in Low-Carbon Technologies and Infrastructure
... Compared to other countries, Canada is increasingly falling behind in attracting the necessary clean energy and low-carbon investment. The following are key contextual factors that Canadian policy-makers should consider when evaluating new public investments in low-carbon technologies. 1. Canada’s G ...
... Compared to other countries, Canada is increasingly falling behind in attracting the necessary clean energy and low-carbon investment. The following are key contextual factors that Canadian policy-makers should consider when evaluating new public investments in low-carbon technologies. 1. Canada’s G ...
BioCarbon Fund - World Bank Group
... All types of A/R projects have environmental, economic, social, and institutional co-benefits Co-benefits are an important incentive for local participation in forest carbon projects. Forest carbon projects also contribute to climate change adaptation by increasing the resilience of local envi ...
... All types of A/R projects have environmental, economic, social, and institutional co-benefits Co-benefits are an important incentive for local participation in forest carbon projects. Forest carbon projects also contribute to climate change adaptation by increasing the resilience of local envi ...
The global status of CCS 2015: summary report
... the 2050 timeframe, while ensuring global and regional energy security. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Synthesis Report (2014) concluded amongst other things that without CCS the costs of climate change mitigation would increase by 138 per cent, and without CCS ...
... the 2050 timeframe, while ensuring global and regional energy security. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Synthesis Report (2014) concluded amongst other things that without CCS the costs of climate change mitigation would increase by 138 per cent, and without CCS ...
Carbon Storage in Rangelands - UC Cooperative Extension
... Co-benefits of enhancing ecosystem carbon storage Managing grazing intensity, timing, and distribution can lead to better plant productivity (increasing carbon storage in the soil), higher quality mixed forage (reducing methane emissions per animal), less use of feed stocks (reduced emissions from c ...
... Co-benefits of enhancing ecosystem carbon storage Managing grazing intensity, timing, and distribution can lead to better plant productivity (increasing carbon storage in the soil), higher quality mixed forage (reducing methane emissions per animal), less use of feed stocks (reduced emissions from c ...
The Preparation and Certification of a 30 ppt Calibration Gas Mixture.
... all the anthropogenic ‘man-made’ carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere¹. Pre-industrial levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide are estimated to be ca 280 parts per million (ppm) however in 2010 the concentration had risen to 389.69 ppm². Carbon dioxide is the reference gas against which other ...
... all the anthropogenic ‘man-made’ carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere¹. Pre-industrial levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide are estimated to be ca 280 parts per million (ppm) however in 2010 the concentration had risen to 389.69 ppm². Carbon dioxide is the reference gas against which other ...
... greenhouse gases.9 The carbon cycles, photosynthesis and respiration, are significant to climate change.10 During photosynthesis plants “fix” carbon when sunlight is absorbed by chlorophyll in organisms, which removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and stores it.11 This process provides energy f ...
Capturing Greenhouse Gases
... What is carbon sequestration? The idea is to store the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in natural reservoirs rather than allowing it to build up in the atmosphere. Although sequestering carbon is often connected to planting trees, we are investigating the possibility of capturing carbon dioxide from s ...
... What is carbon sequestration? The idea is to store the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in natural reservoirs rather than allowing it to build up in the atmosphere. Although sequestering carbon is often connected to planting trees, we are investigating the possibility of capturing carbon dioxide from s ...
The Need for Strategic Environmental Assessment for Carbon
... potential storage capacity of approximately 5.2 billion t-CO2 for relevant reservoir and 150 billion t-CO2 in total value (Ito, 2008). Thus, as a key technology to contribute to meeting Japan’s GHG reduction target, the government intends further research in order to commercialise CCS deployment by ...
... potential storage capacity of approximately 5.2 billion t-CO2 for relevant reservoir and 150 billion t-CO2 in total value (Ito, 2008). Thus, as a key technology to contribute to meeting Japan’s GHG reduction target, the government intends further research in order to commercialise CCS deployment by ...
1 Meeting the targets or re-imagining society? An empirical study
... scenario. CCS could even be seen as a more general effort to reduce human pollution of natural environments. We argue that whilst some publics and stakeholders with different standpoints can coalesce around CCS as necessary in the immediate future to respond to energy and climate challenges, others ...
... scenario. CCS could even be seen as a more general effort to reduce human pollution of natural environments. We argue that whilst some publics and stakeholders with different standpoints can coalesce around CCS as necessary in the immediate future to respond to energy and climate challenges, others ...
CESifo Working Paper no. 4703
... given to future generations (and thus on how small ρ is) and on how small intergenerational inequality aversion is or how difficult it is to substitute current for future consumption per head (how low 1/η is). Optimal climate policy faces some constraints governing the global economy. First, output ...
... given to future generations (and thus on how small ρ is) and on how small intergenerational inequality aversion is or how difficult it is to substitute current for future consumption per head (how low 1/η is). Optimal climate policy faces some constraints governing the global economy. First, output ...